State Park

Voorhees State Park

Hunterdon County, New JerseyAbout 666 acresEstablished 1927

Status: Open (per official listing)Daily sunrise – sunset
Entrance fee: Not posted
Day-use reservations: None mentioned
Dogs: Not stated — check with park
Camping: Yes
Official site: dep.nj.gov(908) 638-8572

Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current

Overview

Voorhees State Park is a 666-acre park in Hunterdon County, in High Bridge.

The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, biking, and picnicking. For overnight stays there are 2 camping areas (tent sites and group camping).

Hours

Park, gate, office and facility hours are listed separately because they often differ. Alerts above override normal hours.

Facility	Days	Hours	Season
Park	Daily	sunrise – sunset	—

Official wording

Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Source: official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Times are local to the park (America/New York).

Camping

Campground or site type	Sites	Hookups / features	Price
Camping Area April 1 to Oct 31	—		—
Group Campground April 1 to Oct 31	—		—

Camping details from the park

Camping Area

Group Campground

From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.

Things to do

CampingHuntingPicnickingHikingBikingHorseback ridingHistoric sites and tours

Trails

Trail	Length	Difficulty	Notes
Highlands Trail	3.75 mi	Moderate / Easy / Difficult	Blaze: TealHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate, Natural, Paved, Aggregate surface
Cross Park Trail	1.35 mi	Moderate / Easy	Blaze: WhiteHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate, Natural, Aggregate surface
Vista Trail	1.25 mi	Difficult	Blaze: PinkHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate, Natural surface
Brookside Trail	1.18 mi	Easy / Moderate	Blaze: OrangeHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate, Natural, Aggregate surface
Hill Acres Trail	0.99 mi	Easy / Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate, Gravel surface
Parcourse Trail	0.93 mi	Easy	Blaze: YellowHikingGravel surfaceAccessible
Tanglewood Trail	0.4 mi	Easy	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Solar System Trail	0.25 mi	Easy	Blaze: PurpleHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate surface
Hill Acres Extension	0.23 mi	Easy	Blaze: BlueGravel surface
Campsite Trail	0.12 mi	Easy	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surfaceAccessible
Company Street	0.12 mi	Easy	Blaze: BlackHikingBikingHorseback ridingGravel surface
CLOSED Connector - Vista Trail, Observatory Rd	0.11 mi	Difficult	Blaze: UnmarkedHikingBikingNatural surface
Connector - Hill Acres Trail, Campground	0.09 mi	—	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingNatural surface
Connector - Hill Acres Trail, Group Campground	0.08 mi	—	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingNatural surface
Connector - Park Road, Brookside Trail	0.06 mi	—	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingLoose Aggregate surface
Connector - Wood Road, Parcourse Trail	0.01 mi	Easy	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingAggregate surface

Trail descriptions from the park

Highlands Trail – 3.75 mi – Moderate / Easy / Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Cross Park Trail – 1.35 mi – Moderate / Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Vista Trail – 1.25 mi – Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Brookside Trail – 1.18 mi – Easy / Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Hill Acres Trail – 0.99 mi – Easy / Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Parcourse Trail – 0.93 mi – Easy – hiking

Tanglewood Trail – 0.4 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Solar System Trail – 0.25 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Hill Acres Extension – 0.23 mi – Easy

Campsite Trail – 0.12 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Company Street – 0.12 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

CLOSED Connector - Vista Trail, Observatory Rd – 0.11 mi – Difficult – hiking/biking

Connector - Hill Acres Trail, Campground – 0.09 mi – hiking/biking

Connector - Hill Acres Trail, Group Campground – 0.08 mi – hiking/biking

Connector - Park Road, Brookside Trail – 0.06 mi – hiking/biking

Connector - Wood Road, Parcourse Trail – 0.01 mi – Easy – hiking/biking

Amenities

Facilities

Restrooms
Picnic areas
Picnic shelters
Playground
Parking
Group facilities

Camping

Tent camping
Group camping

Recreation

Horse trails

✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.

Getting there

Address: 251 County Road Route 513
Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
Nearest town: High Bridge
Coordinates: 40.6844, -74.8899
Phone: (908) 638-8572

Entrances

Park Entrance

Google Maps directions Apple Maps Official park map (PDF)

Nearby state parks

Spruce Run Recreation Area

3 mi southwest (straight line)

Round Valley Recreation Area

4.8 mi southeast (straight line)

Hacklebarney State Park

9.5 mi northeast (straight line)

Van Nest-Hoff-Vannatta Farm Historic Site

13.6 mi northwest (straight line)

Stephens State Park

13.8 mi north (straight line)

Delaware Canal State Park

13.8 mi southwest (straight line) · Pennsylvania

Jenny Jump State Forest

15.9 mi north (straight line)

Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Historic Site

16.2 mi southeast (straight line)

Sources and freshness

New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Sep 28, 2026
NJDEP Open Space (State Owned) Facility layer, filtered to LAND_MANAGER 'State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites' with a FACILITY_URL park page
Wikidata
USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)

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